שָׁהָה
Meanings
Pa'al verb
1. to stay, spend (time)
2. to delay, be late, tarry (literary)
Pronunciation
shahá
Examples69
חֲסִידִים הָרִאשׁוֹנִים היו שׁוֹהִים שָׁעָה אַחַת וּמִתְפַּלְּלִים כְּדֵי שֶׁיְּכַוְּנוּ אֵת לִבָּם למָקוֹם
The pious men of old used to wait one hour and [then] pray, in order to focus their minds on the Omnipresent.
אֶשְׁהֶה כַּמָּה יָמִים בביתך.
I will stay at your place for some days.
אֶשְׁהֶה בבֵּיתְכֶם כַּמָּה יָמִים.
I will stay at your place for some days.
כַּמָּה שָׁנִים שָׁהָה תּוֹם בבּוֹסְטוֹן?
How many years did Tom spend in Boston?
אֲנִי עוֹמֶדֶת לִשְׁהוֹת כָּאן לכַּמָּה יָמִים.
I am going to stay here for a couple of days.
אֶשְׁהֶה מִסְפָּר יָמִים בביתך.
I will stay at your place for some days.